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Re: Europa-List: Re: My ailerons wont go down

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: My ailerons wont go down
From: William Daniell <wdaniell.longport@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 13:50:25
Thanks...all good suggestions however sadly its not mass balance arms I
checked by shining a light through the mass balance boxes....not even close
to the skin
Will
On 24 Jun 2014 13:30, "jonathanmilbank" <jdmilbank@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> jdmilbank@yahoo.co.uk>
>
> You're quite sure that the aileron mass balances aren't touching the wing
> upper surfaces inside the recesses? I have the old foam-filled wings and
> maybe such a phenomenon isn't likely with the newer factory-made wings.
>
> I sure struggled with shaving bits of lead and adjusting the aileron mass
> balance arm attachments until I could barely reach the down limit.
>
> Then of course there's the problem which could arise if the aileron quick
> connector pivots in the fuselage and on the spars don't align.
>
> I ended the long struggle to rig the ailerons correctly with only just
> getting sufficient up and down deflection, but with a tiny amount of reflex
> when both ailerons are ostensibly in the neutral position.
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=425376#425376
>
>


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